Senhorinha of Basto

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Senhorinha of Basto
Benedictine

Saint Senhorinha of Basto, also Senorina (

Saint Rudesind of Mondoñedo.[2]

Life

Senhorinha of

Benedictine convent of St. John of Vieira, Senhorinha also joined the Benedictines and succeeded her aunt as abbess at Vieira.[2][5] Later, she moved the convent of Vieira to Basto near Braga, Portugal.[5]

Legacy

Senhorinha of Basto was canonized by

feast day is April 22,[5][8] which is recorded in Portuguese liturgical calendars beginning in the 13th century.[7]

Her shrine in Basto was a popular pilgrimage destination in the region in the 12th and 13th centuries.[9] King Sancho I of Portugal was one famous devotee who made the pilgrimage to cure his son and heir, Afonso II, who was healed and succeeded Sancho I as king of Portugal.[6][10] The church in Basto has been named in her honor since at least 1220, and water from a nearby fountain named after her is believed to have healing properties.[11] Her tomb is housed in the church.[7]

In art, she is typically depicted with a water jug or vessel at her side and sometimes a frog, in reference to one of the miracles she is said to have performed during her life.[8]

References

  1. ^ http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/oeportug.htm
  2. ^ a b "St. Senorina - Saints & Angels". Catholic Online. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  3. ^ "Santa Senhorinha de Basto: Linhagem" (in Portuguese). Igreja Paroquial de Santa Senhorinha de Basto. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Santa Senhorinha de Basto: Nascimento" (in Portuguese). Igreja Paroquial de Santa Senhorinha de Basto. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Dunbar, Agnes Baillie Cunninghame (1905). A dictionary of saintly women. London: George Bell & Sons / Internet Archive. p. 219-220. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Santa Senhorinha de Basto: Canonização" (in Portuguese). Igreja Paroquial de Santa Senhorinha de Basto. 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  7. ^ a b c Vilas Boas Tavares, Pedro (2003). "Senhorinha de Basto: memórias literárias da vida e milagres de uma santa medieval" (PDF). Via Spiritus (in Portuguese). 10: 7–37. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  8. ^ a b Cahier, Charles (1867). Caractéristiques des saints dans l'art populaire (in French). Paris: Librairie Poussielgue Frʹeres / HathiTrust. p. 302. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  9. OCLC 85210017.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link
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  10. ^ Marques, José (2006). "Os Santos dos Caminhos Portugueses" (PDF). Revista da Faculdade de Letras - Historia (in Portuguese). III (7). University of Porto: 243–262.
  11. ^ "Monumentos: Igreja Paroquial de Basto / Igreja de Santa Senhorinha". SIPA (Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico) (in Portuguese). Direção-Geral do Património Cultural (Ministiry of Culture, Portugal). Retrieved 8 April 2019.

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